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Recent content by Bugasu

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    Ford Performance Tune

    Sorry on the late reply. The primary values tuned in a 10 speed are actually essentially desired times for certain actions that happen, the torque rates involved in transferring torque, and when to shift. As for what's adapted, each clutch has basically 5 states it can be in: - Off - The...
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    Ford Performance Tune

    So they initialize the Knock Octane Modifier (the primary control over the octane detection) to 1.0 (max spark advance), and they use a more aggressive spark setup than stock. I think you have enough room to drop to 91, but dropping lower will really drop the performance. It will aggressively...
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    Ford Performance Tune

    From the files themselves :) I work for HPTuners. I picked up an Explorer ST recently and was browsing the forum when I came upon this thread, so I thought I'd inject some of what I know.
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    Ford Performance Tune

    I should add, technically if you had an older calibration, it would update your transmission tune. There are 10 base revisions that Ford has made over the years. An early 2020 vs a new 2023 actually has quite a bit different transmission side, including shift points and pressures. Saying...
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    Ford Performance Tune

    In this case, the only changes Ford has made for the performance tune that can't be seen in HPTuners for example are for unrelated items. There's 3 parameters changed that change the rate the engine speed limiter cycles. 1 parameter that is normally used for overboost logic that was adjusted...


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